2025 Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Physical Therapy Assistant is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #17 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for physical therapy assistant students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 50 associate degrees in physical therapy assistant to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to physical therapy assistant students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other physical therapy assistant students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized physical therapy assistant related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for physical therapy assistant students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Physical Therapy Assistant Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Physical Therapy Assistant in Massachusetts

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in physical therapy assistant.

Top Massachusetts Schools for an Associate in Physical Therapy Assistant

1

North Shore Community College
Danvers, MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

North Shore Community College is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing an associate degree in physical therapy assistant. Located in the suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in physical therapy assistant from North Shore Community College

2

Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield, MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Springfield Technical Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in physical therapy assistant. STCC is a small public college located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.More information about a associate in physical therapy assistant from Springfield Technical Community College

Best Physical Therapy Assistant Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Physical Therapy Assistant Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	156	42
New Hampshire	114	19
Rhode Island	101	51
Maine	94	16

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Physical Therapy Assistant Related Rankings by Major

Physical Therapy Assistant is one of 14 different types of Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Physical Therapy Assistant

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Occupational Therapist Assistant	51
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	26
Medical/Clinical Assistant	5

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.